Showing posts with label Orson Scott Card. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Orson Scott Card. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Ender's Game Movie Battle School Exterior Up Close!
Recently our friends over at Ender's Ansible published an image of a framed storyboard that was a gift to Jimmy Pinchak (Peter Wiggin) from the movie's director, Gavin Hood.
The storyboard appears to show the exterior of the Battle School. I've known for sometime that the look was not going to reflect the design outlined by Steve Sywak in the Authorized Ender's Game Companion, so it is interesting to see what the Movie Art Department cooked up.
Here is a close up:
From that image I was able to create a 3D model to help clarify the design. Take a look:
It looks to me that there is one Battle Room in the center, not nine as they outline in the book Ender's Game. Aside from that there appears to be three other major parts to this design. I used the image below and some color coding in a couple sections to show you how I interpreted the design.
1. Habitation Ring (Not Colored)
The doughnut to the left of the picture where all those arrows are going around. I assume that this is a rotating structure.
2. Power Plant or Propulsion Section: (Not Colored)
The rectangular structure on the far right end. I am speculating that this where they might put the power source to run the Battle School or house the propulsion system that would move this thing around in orbit.
3. Equatorial Ring: (Red)
The large structure in red that I estimate that see that it connects the Doughnut to the Powerplant Section. I have no idea if it rotates or not, but I don't believe it connects to the Battle Room directly. I do believe this ring connects at two endpoints to a ring that is connected to the Battle Room.
4. The Battle Room Ring (Green)
The green structure that wraps around the circumference of a equator of the Battle Room. It has a common point at each end that connects to the Equatorial Ring at a circular hub that the Habitation ring rotates about. This hub is the access way to transfer between rings.
In the image below you can see how the sections correspond to my model. Click the image to enlarge it.
You will also notice that I have attached some dimensions to this model. Since I had no clue as to what size the designer was making this version of the Battle School. I scaled the model to reflect the long side length of the Battle School outlined in the Authorized Companion which was approximately 550m (1,804 ft) This meant that the Habitation Section is approximately 474 ft in diameter and the Battle Room is approximatel 578 ft in diameter.
I also sized the "Movie" Battle School model to reflect dimensions my friend and "First Battle School Engineer", Steve Sywak was able to deduce given his great knowledge and experience in physics, and engineering science calculations. I refer you back to comments at Ender's Ansible to understand what real world forces and calculations would make this version of teh Battle School to work in reality.
Doing a side by side comparison of the two Battle Schools.
Well, that's an overview of my model. Give me some feed back what do you think of the proposed designs for the upcoming Movie. How do you think it will work?
Until then, since this is my blog...enjoy my Battle School Art!
Picture taken down at request from Summit PR
The storyboard appears to show the exterior of the Battle School. I've known for sometime that the look was not going to reflect the design outlined by Steve Sywak in the Authorized Ender's Game Companion, so it is interesting to see what the Movie Art Department cooked up.
Here is a close up:
Picture taken down at request from Summit PR
From that image I was able to create a 3D model to help clarify the design. Take a look:
It looks to me that there is one Battle Room in the center, not nine as they outline in the book Ender's Game. Aside from that there appears to be three other major parts to this design. I used the image below and some color coding in a couple sections to show you how I interpreted the design.
Picture taken down at request from Summit PR
1. Habitation Ring (Not Colored)
The doughnut to the left of the picture where all those arrows are going around. I assume that this is a rotating structure.
2. Power Plant or Propulsion Section: (Not Colored)
The rectangular structure on the far right end. I am speculating that this where they might put the power source to run the Battle School or house the propulsion system that would move this thing around in orbit.
3. Equatorial Ring: (Red)
The large structure in red that I estimate that see that it connects the Doughnut to the Powerplant Section. I have no idea if it rotates or not, but I don't believe it connects to the Battle Room directly. I do believe this ring connects at two endpoints to a ring that is connected to the Battle Room.
4. The Battle Room Ring (Green)
The green structure that wraps around the circumference of a equator of the Battle Room. It has a common point at each end that connects to the Equatorial Ring at a circular hub that the Habitation ring rotates about. This hub is the access way to transfer between rings.
Picture taken down at request from Summit PR
In the image below you can see how the sections correspond to my model. Click the image to enlarge it.
I also sized the "Movie" Battle School model to reflect dimensions my friend and "First Battle School Engineer", Steve Sywak was able to deduce given his great knowledge and experience in physics, and engineering science calculations. I refer you back to comments at Ender's Ansible to understand what real world forces and calculations would make this version of teh Battle School to work in reality.
Doing a side by side comparison of the two Battle Schools.
Now let's look at the Battle Room. 
The Battle Room Ring in green is the place where armies would travel through to get to their respective gates. I hope they have some motorized transport, this room is huge, and I would hate to be the army that would have to travel to the far gate for a battle. If you look in the room I have place 2 40 person armies. Each of those person's in that rectangular formation are at least 5 ft in height. So you can see how vast that room would be in relation to an individual.
Well, that's an overview of my model. Give me some feed back what do you think of the proposed designs for the upcoming Movie. How do you think it will work?
Until then, since this is my blog...enjoy my Battle School Art!
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Ender's Game Trailer - "At Game's End...The Truth Begins
On Earth...
Kids play games for fun
In Space...
kids are made to play games for survival
AT GAME'S END....
THE TRUTH BEGINS.
My latest fan trailer for the Ender's Game movie. Featuring the song "M.D Device" by Stephon Jones http://soundcloud.com/sovarozum. There a few images I, Darian Robbins http://artofdarian.blogspot.com. created specifically the logos of the Battle School and the armies. The Battle School model is based off the design by Steve Sywak http://www.youtube.com/Boothby171 There are alot of production stills I took from the Ender's Game Production Blog http://endersgameblog.tumblr.com/. I used picture of Asa Butterfield taken by Suraj Partha twitter.com/surajpartha. Other imagery I pulled off the web and will update them accordingly as I find them.
Monday, July 2, 2012
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Monday, June 18, 2012
Remember China!!
Don't forget the "Scathing of China" from the First Invasion. THIS IS WHY WE FIGHT! THE FORMICS ARE STILL OUT THERE! THE FLEET IS HERE FOR YOUR PROTECTION!!
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
New Desktop Image -The One
Hey, The Ender's Game Blog has updated with this week's post. A picture of Ender's Monitor. So I will in turn grace you with a desktop based from the picture called "The One." Enjoy! Click on the Image below. It will take you to a larger image that you can use for your Desktop!
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Ender's Game IF, Command School ,and Tactical SchoolInsignia'
Of course I have the International logo below, which was licensed by Orson Scott Card and Marvel for use in the comic adaptation that were put out a few years ago
Then I did some fro Command and Tactical School the places were Ender and the Jeesh fought their legendary battles.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
More old Ender's Game (Fan) Work!
Ooh, I found some more old Ender's Game Artwork. This had to be done around 2000 or 2001? These images were apart of a packet I entitled "Philotic Visions" it was a collection of all my EG related imagery I created and gave (and he accepted) at EnderCon in 2002
Ender at the start of the last battle on Eros
Ender in the Battle Room
Battle School Desk Q
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
My Ender's Game (Fan) Trailer
3D Battle School model by me twitter.com/Darian_Robbins in Google Sketchup, based on the Battle School design by Steve Sywak outlined in the Authorized Ender's Companion. Model textures by Dawid Michalczyk twitter.com/eonworks.Music by Stephon Jones twitter.com/@sovarozum
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Ender's Game Character Imaginations
Before the upcoming Ender's Game movie, way back in 2001, this is how imagined some of the "Jeesh" and Mazer Rackham would look like.
Yeah, I know, waaaaaaaaaaaaay off....
Check the casting collage assembled together by the Ender's Game Movie New Site Ender's Ansible
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Did you know there was a ENDERCON?
Did you know that there was an Endercon in 2002? Yes, an actual convention celebrating the 25th anniversary of the release of the short story that Orson Scott Card would expand into Ender's Game. I created the logo for the convention that was used on T-shirts and other items. That was also where the Battle School Army Logo T-shirts were sold as well. I will dig up pictures and post them later. In the mean time, if you still need Orson Scott Card sanctioned Ender gear, visit the Hatrack Store on Cafe Press here:http://www.cafepress.com/hatrackriver
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